Species Theonella levior Lendenfeld, 1907
- Theonella levior Lendenfeld, R. von 1907. Die Tetraxonia. pp. 59–374 pls 9–46 in Chun, C. (ed.) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898–1899. Vol. 11. [344].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 496 2 specimens, 4 slides, 113 m, off Dirk Hartog Is., WA [25°50'S 113°05'E]; BMNH 1908.9.24.104 wet fragment of type, 113 m, off Dirk Hartog Is., WA [25°50'S 113°05'E]; BMNH 1908.2.9.219–221 slides, 113 m, off Dirk Hartog Is., WA [25°50'S 113°05'E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 113 m.
General References
Fromont, J. 2003. Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: Taxonomic affinities and biogeography. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Marine Biological Workshop. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. 405-417 pp. [409] (Listed in this article)
Fromont, J., Vanderklift, M.A. & Kendrick, G.A. 2006. Marine sponges of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia: patterns of species distributions, abundance and diversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 15(11): 3731-3750 [3743]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |